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Licensed to practise in California · since 2014 · expires 2027-09-30 · University of South Florida College of Medicine.
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Original Medicare doctor bills
$60,853
Medicare paid this office $60,853 for 146 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
Largest Original Medicare bills
New patient visit (45+ min)
22
$1,865
$85
Removal of central venous tube with port or pump
12
$1,750
$146
New patient visit (60+ min)
13
$1,622
$125
New patient visit (30+ min)
23
$1,334
$58
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes
13
$1,241
$59
See all 9 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
New patient visit (45+ min)
22
$1,865
$85
Removal of central venous tube with port or pump
12
$1,750
$146
New patient visit (60+ min)
13
$1,622
$125
New patient visit (30+ min)
23
$1,334
$58
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes
13
$1,241
$59
Short return visit (20+ min)
24
$1,238
$48
Return visit (30+ min)
14
$1,065
$76
New patient visit (15+ min)
16
$480
$30
Short return visit
11
$276
$25
Procedures Medicare counted
Procedure volume Medicare published
Colonoscopy
1-10
—None
Hernia repair - groin (open)
1-10
—None
Hernia repair (minimally invasive)
1-10
—None
Removal of tissue
14
More than 65% of doctors who do this
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
1-10
—None
Who their Medicare patients are
146 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Under 65 10% · 85 and older 12% · Women 48% · Also on Medicaid 29% · Health risk score 1.44. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical general surgery clinician is at 1.69.
The office billed $237,196, Medicare allowed $80,118 and paid $60,853; for 316 services of 77 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
Original Medicare by year
2024
146
316
73
1.44
$237,196
$60,853
2023
263
545
73
1.46
$359,873
$111,727
2022
265
652
73
1.22
$469,791
$130,570
2021
239
542
73
1.44
$410,855
$117,030
2020
162
371
74
1.49
$294,387
$79,706
2018
64
111
73
2.27
$80,713
$24,678
2017
160
366
74
2.05
$258,944
$81,197
2016
158
460
75
1.83
$315,470
$89,487
2015
115
296
72
1.71
$181,912
$56,587
2014
93
273
75
1.81
$87,188
$24,538
2013
69
155
73
1.50
$114,372
$34,514
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2023: 14 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope
14
$6,970
$498
New patient visit (60+ min)
37
$4,805
$130
New patient visit (45+ min)
52
$4,713
$91
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes
23
$3,040
$127
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes
22
$2,307
$82
New patient visit (30+ min)
35
$2,064
$59
Return visit (30+ min)
21
$1,605
$67
Long return visit (40+ min)
14
$1,382
$92
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes
19
$1,324
$58
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes
12
$1,241
$103
Short return visit (20+ min)
22
$1,209
$53
New patient visit (15+ min)
23
$841
$37
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes
12
$511
$39
Short return visit
12
$300
$25
2022: 13 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes
48
$7,646
$156
Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope
14
$7,432
$531
Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope
11
$4,729
$430
New patient visit (45+ min)
46
$4,403
$96
New patient visit (60+ min)
19
$2,662
$140
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes
30
$2,395
$57
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes
16
$2,287
$79
Return visit (30+ min)
24
$2,065
$71
New patient visit (30+ min)
27
$1,644
$61
Short return visit (20+ min)
23
$1,406
$50
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes
17
$777
$30
New patient visit (15+ min)
23
$740
$32
Short return visit
22
$643
$26
2021: 12 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes
40
$6,163
$150
New patient visit (60+ min)
27
$3,871
$143
Insertion of central venous tube with port (5 years or older)
13
$3,484
$268
New patient visit (45+ min)
32
$3,385
$106
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes
21
$2,338
$58
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes
22
$2,269
$84
New patient visit (30+ min)
29
$1,698
$59
Return visit (30+ min)
18
$1,662
$79
Short return visit (20+ min)
23
$1,272
$55
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes
24
$1,000
$31
New patient visit (15+ min)
19
$686
$36
Short return visit
13
$413
$28
2020: 9 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes
36
$6,594
$169
Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope
11
$6,069
$552
Insertion of central venous tube with port (5 years or older)
20
$5,524
$276
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes
25
$2,429
$61
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes
13
$2,005
$87
New patient visit (45+ min)
18
$1,947
$108
Return visit (30+ min)
12
$862
$66
Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes
13
$861
$66
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes
15
$624
$33
2018: 1 service
Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes
11
$694
$33
2017: 11 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope
15
$8,327
$555
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes
26
$4,416
$170
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes
28
$3,214
$115
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes
34
$2,655
$60
New patient visit (45+ min)
13
$1,792
$138
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes
15
$1,572
$87
Return visit (30+ min)
12
$1,246
$83
Short return visit (20+ min)
15
$1,046
$62
New patient visit (30+ min)
14
$987
$71
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes
11
$939
$85
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes
20
$757
$33
2016: 10 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope
11
$6,032
$548
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes
35
$3,901
$111
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes
17
$2,903
$161
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes
32
$2,691
$60
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes
50
$2,587
$33
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes
27
$2,286
$85
New patient visit (45+ min)
13
$1,624
$125
Return visit (30+ min)
16
$1,509
$79
Short return visit (20+ min)
20
$1,283
$53
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes
12
$1,123
$86
2015: 7 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes
19
$3,386
$169
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes
24
$2,747
$114
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes
23
$1,867
$60
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes
12
$1,215
$87
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes
25
$1,202
$32
New patient visit (30+ min)
13
$1,093
$84
Short return visit (20+ min)
12
$752
$58
2014: 7 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes
16
$1,836
$115
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes
15
$1,787
$60
Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less
13
$738
$53
Short return visit
21
$716
$21
Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less
20
$636
$19
Short return visit (20+ min)
11
$512
$43
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes
11
$423
$33
2013: 3 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes
13
$2,203
$169
Short return visit (20+ min)
13
$722
$56
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes
14
$617
$32
Medicaid work
$55,927 in 2024
Medicaid paid $55,927 for 1,109 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 57 people in a month for one service.
Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.
Destruction (eg, laser surgery, electrosurgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery, surgical curettement), premalignant lesions (eg, actinic keratoses); second through 14 lesions, each (List separately in addition to code for first lesion)
23
$244
Medication list documented in medical record (COA)
157
$0
Review of all medications by a prescribing practitioner or clinical pharmacist (such as, prescriptions, OTCs, herbal therapies and supplements) documented in the medical record (COA)
121
$0
BODY MASS INDEX DOCD
145
$0
Medicaid work by year
2024
1,109
8
57
$55,927
2023
1,473
9
69
$89,667
2022
68
1
19
$10,300
2021
85
1
17
$11,713
2020
48
1
16
$6,346
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
Largest Medicaid services in 2023
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive
480
$78,533
New patient visit (30+ min)
290
$6,097
Short return visit (20+ min)
176
$2,173
Destruction (eg, laser surgery, electrosurgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery, surgical curettement), of benign lesions other than skin tags or cutaneous vascular proliferative lesions; up to 14 lesions
Medication list documented in medical record (COA)
173
$0
Review of all medications by a prescribing practitioner or clinical pharmacist (such as, prescriptions, OTCs, herbal therapies and supplements) documented in the medical record (COA)
100
$0
BODY MASS INDEX DOCD
164
$0
2022
Largest Medicaid services in 2022
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive
68
$10,300
2021
Largest Medicaid services in 2021
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive
85
$11,713
2020
Largest Medicaid services in 2020
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive
48
$6,346
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$2,644
Pharmacies billed $2,644 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 22% of their Part D prescriptions (35 of 158) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical general surgery clinician is at 34%.
154 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $2,644 in drug cost · 31 antibiotic prescriptions to 16 people.
Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.
Largest Part D drug costs
Naloxone
12
$670
$56
Celecoxib
22
$290
$9
Oxycodone
26
$191
$6
Year by year
Part D prescribing by year
2024
158
47
22% (35)
—None
$2,644
2023
259
86
24% (61)
—None
$11,281
2022
207
76
29% (59)
—None
$3,686
2021
134
60
36% (48)
—None
$3,045
2020
54
32
41% (22)
—None
$1,604
2018
36
22
—None
—None
$1,512
2017
144
60
24% (34)
15%
$4,713
2016
137
51
29% (39)
13%
$2,937
2015
92
39
30% (28)
17%
$2,237
2014
80
27
29% (23)
29%
$6,057
2013
60
24
37% (22)
—None
$1,434
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 6 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Naloxone
15
$1,115
$74
Celecoxib
46
$805
$17
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim
19
$230
$12
Oxycodone
51
$191
$4
Neomycin Sulfate
15
$94
$6
Metronidazole
16
$33
$2
2022: 2 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Celecoxib
40
$812
$20
Oxycodone
51
$215
$4
2021: 2 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Celecoxib
23
$397
$17
Oxycodone
44
$127
$3
2020: 1 drug
Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Oxycodone
16
$52
$3
2017: 3 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Celecoxib
22
$893
$41
Quetiapine
16
$282
$18
Acetaminophen-Codeine
13
$55
$4
2016: 3 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Risperidone
13
$187
$14
Mirtazapine
13
$140
$11
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
15
$139
$9
2015: 3 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
11
$290
$26
Mirtazapine
13
$187
$14
Risperidone
13
$169
$13
2014: 3 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Mirtazapine
13
$985
$76
Risperidone
13
$170
$13
Acetaminophen-Codeine
12
$91
$8
Money from drug and device companies
$30 in 2024
Industry payments by year
2024
1
1
—None
$30
2022
4
4
—None
$213
2021
2
2
—None
$38
2020
1
1
—None
$21
2019
1
1
—None
$89
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.